Lost in another World
Chapter 2 – Where am I?
Zoro could hardly remember anything. He was just floating around in a dark and empty space, he had no idea where he was or how to stop.
"Where...am I? What is this place?" asked Zoro as he tried to look around. But no matter where he looked, it was nothing but pitch black. "Does this mean...I'm dead?"
"If that is my fate...then I accept it." said Zoro as he closed his eyes and carried on floating.
"You don't believe in fate. Why start now?" asked a familiar voice.
Zoro's eyes immediately shot up when he heard that voice. He turned his head in every direction he could trying to find the source of that voice but everything was still covered in darkness.
"W-where are you?" asked Zoro.
"I'm right here. But you need to open your eyes." said the familiar voice.
"Open my eyes?" asked Zoro. He then closed his eyes and started meditating. Just then the darkness around him started to disappear and the land was starting to become visible again. A lush green field of flowers and grass. A blue sky with only a few clouds and soft breeze had arrived.
Zoro finally opened his eyes to see the beautiful land before him and he saw that he wasn't alone. In front of him stood a woman wearing long white dress with a long dark hair. Because of the light, he wasn't able to get a good look at who she really was.
"Who...are you?" asked Zoro as he was getting up.
"Have you really forgotten about me already?" asked the female voice as she got closer to Zoro. Zoro then finally got a good look at the female but when he saw her face, tears started gathering in his eyes.
"K-Kuina?" asked Zoro as he looked at his grown up childhood friend.
"It's good to see you too." said Kuina.
Zoro then jumped up and hugged the friend that he had missed for all those years. At this point, Zoro didn't care about anything else or how he got to that location. Just being able to see his friend changed everything. Little did Zoro know that he actually had his head on her chest but Kuina wasn't really bothered by it.
After a while, the two then walked past the field together. Zoro then told Kuina about his crew and the many adventures that he had while training. All his fights such as the battle in Arabasta, Sky Island, Thriller Bark, Enel Lobby, Fishman Island and Dressrosa. Kuina just listened to his tales and was fascinated to hear his tales. After a while, the two just settled down and sat together underneath the shade of a tree.
"Kuina. It's been so long." said Zoro as he rested his head on her lap.
"It has. But even so, looking at you now, you have definitely became stronger. Even stronger then I could have ever been." said Kuina.
"Thanks. But I guess it's finally over now." said Zoro.
"Really? Why do you say that?" asked Kuina.
"Well I guess it's because I finally accomplished the promise we made. I defeated Dracule Mihawk and became the "Worlds Greatest Swordsman"." said Zoro.
"I know. I watched your battle with Mihawk and you have definitely fulfilled our promise." said Kuina.
"I guess this was how far I could go before I met my fate. Well, now that the battle is over. I guess I better return this." said Zoro as he got the Wado Ichimonji and offered it to Kuina.
"Zoro, it's not over yet." said Kuina as she placed her hand on Zoro's hands.
"What do you mean?" asked Zoro.
"No Zoro, you are merely at the brink of death. Even in a dying state, you're still fighting to stay alive." said Kuina.
"So I'm still not dead?" asked Zoro.
"Death will come to everyone one way or another but the time has already been decided. And it is not your time yet." said Kuina as she got up.
"And what about you? I don't want us to be sepeted again!" said Zoro as he grabbed her hand.
"Zoro, I have always been with you. Ever since the day you picked up my sword and carried my ambitions with it, I have always stood by you and watched as you became stronger and stronger. You name was infamous but it was enough to shake the heavens. And don't worry." said Kuina as she placed her hand on the Wado Ichimonji. The blade then started glowing and Zoro could feel the spiritual power on it.
"As long as you have my blade, you have my blessing." said Kuina as she leaned in closer and placed her lips on his. Zoro accepted the kiss and kissed her back but after they broke off from the kiss, Kuina then pushed Zoro from the edge.
"KUINA!" yelld Zoro as he tried to reach out Kuina.
"Go Zoro, live on." said Kuina as she gave him a final farewell.
Location : ?
"….." Zoro silently started to open his right eye. He looked up to see a very unfamiliar ceiling. To his left was a window giving a bright light to the room. Zoro then got up from the bed but he was having a real hard time since his body was still aching from all the pain.
"Uh...what happened?" asked Zoro as he looked around.
"I see you finally woken up child." said an old voice.
Zoro then turned his head to the entrance of the room, he then saw an extremely short, elder man. He had black eyes and was growing bald with only the outer rims of his head which had white hair. He also had a thick moustache, was wearing an orange attire with matching shorts and orange and blue striped jester outfit.
"Child? Who are you calling a child old man?" asked Zoro in an annoyed tone. But then Zoro paused.
"Old man?! Kid I'm only 88! I've still got plenty of youth in me! In fact, I...you okay kid?" asked the old man as he looked up to that Zoro was rubbing his throat.
"(What the? My voice...why is it...)" thought but then he turned his head to the short old man.
"Hey! What did you to me?!" questioned Zoro angrily at the old man.
"Well, I found you unconscious at the forest, nearly dead. So I brought you here and tended to your wounds and..." answered Makarov.
"That's not what I'm talking about! My voice! Why do I sound like a little kid?!" questioned Zoro while glaring at the old man. The old man was just confused when he asked that, I mean Zoro didn't know that he was a kid himself.
"That's because you are a kid." said Makarov.
"What?! Stop screwing around! Maybe compared to you old man but I'm a 21 year old man!" yelled Zoro.
"21? Kid you must have hit your head harder than I thought." said Makarov.
"What are you talking about?" asked Zoro.
"Maybe you should look at the mirror and find out." said Makarov as he pointed at the mirror on the left side of the room.
Zoro then proceeded to get off the bed slowly, still trying to move his healing body. He then started walking over to the mirror slowly, hoping that all that he was saying was a mistake. Once he reached the mirror he finally realised why the old man was calling him a kid. Zoro looked at the mirror to see himself as his 8 year old. His scars still remained such as the one across his torso and the scar on his eye.
"W-what...what happened to me?! Why am I a kid again?!" questioned Zoro as he was looking at his small body.
"Kid, I have no idea what you're talking about. This was exactly how you were when I found you at the forest." said the old man.
"Damn it! What the fu..." cried Zoro but then the old man quickly stepped in and hit Zoro on the head. Zoro then started rolling on the ground while rubbing his head.
"Why you?! What the hell was that for?!" questioned Zoro as he carried on rubbing his head.
"Kid, you need to calm down okay." said Makarov as he was starting to get annoyed. Zoro then finally decided to take a deep breath and calm down. "Now then, why don't you tell me who you are and what you remember?"
Zoro then started thinking about all that happened before he became unconscious. He remembered the explosions and navy he had to fight on the island. He also remembered the battle he had with Dracule Mihawk and how he actually defeated him.
"My name is Roronoa Zoro and I'm a swordsman. As for what I can remember, I was running to get to my crew while the Navy were attacking us but then I came across Dracule Mihawk." explained Zoro.
"Dracule who?" asked the old man.
"Dracule Mihawk, he was the "Worlds Greatest Swordsman" and one of the Shichibukai." said Zoro.
"A what?" asked the old man.
"Seriously old man, don't you know anything? The Shichibukai are a group of pirates who are excused by the World Government, however they must aid them in battle should they ever need to." explained Zoro.
"And what is the World Government?" asked the old man.
"The government that runs every country in the world and sends out marines to defeat any pirates who may pose a threat to the world or to the Navy." said Zoro.
"One more question, you said that you fought a guy called Dracule Mihawk and that he was the "World's Greatest Swordsman"." said the old man.
"Yeah, so?" asked Zoro.
"What did you mean by "was"?" asked the old man.
Zoro then smiled as he remembered how Mihawk had fallen after getting hit by Zoro's attack. That moment when he fell to Zoro's blade, he had officially lost the title to Zoro.
"I defeated him and now I'm the "Worlds Greatest Swordsman"." said Zoro with a lot of pride.
The old man just stared at the kid and thought about everything he said.
"BWAHAHAHAHA!" laughed the old man annoying Zoro.
"Hey! What's so funny?" asked Zoro.
"You actually expect me to believe any of that? That a kid like you fought the "Worlds Greatest Swordsman" and actually defeated him. Kid, you have one wild imagination." said the old man as he carried on laughing.
"Damn it, I'm not a kid! And it's not my imagination, I did defeat Mihawk and became the greatest swordsman." protested Zoro.
"Alright alright, calm down. So then tell me, how did you end up like this?" asked the old man.
"I don't know. I just remember facing off against Kuma and then helping my captain return to our ship before we got caught in the navy attack." said Zoro.
"Captain?" asked the old man.
"Yes" answered Zoro.
"Just what kind of a crew were you a part of?" asked the old man.
"I was part of a pirate crew. The Straw Hat pirates." said Zoro.
"So you're a pirate too?" asked the old man.
"Yes and I was the swordsman of our crew with a bounty of three hundred and twenty million belly." said Zoro with pride.
"(Belly?)" thought the old man as he thought of a human's belly. He then quickly focused at the matter at hand. "Do continue"
"My captain used up the last of his strength to attack Kuma with his devil fruit ability before collapsing." said Zoro.
"Wait? Did you say devil fruit?" asked the old man.
"Yeah, a devil fruit." said Zoro.
"What's a devil fruit?" asked the old man.
"(What is wrong with this old man?! How can he be so secluded that he doesn't know what a devil fruit is?!) A devil fruit a magical fruit which gives a person powers in exchange for their ability to swim. There are three different types of fruits which are Paramecia, Zone and the rarest amongst the three Logia. Some are given the ability to turn into animals, some can change to different elements and others may get random powers." explained Zoro.
"Did you by any chance have these powers?" asked the old man.
"No, I don't need a devil fruit to become stronger. As long as I have my swords, there's no one I can't beat. Besides, I was trained to use the three forms of Haki." said Zoro.
"Haki? What's that?" asked the old man.
"(Do I seriously have to explain everything to this old geezer?!) Haki is the power that is found in every living being in the world. Most people however either never notice or fail to awaken it. For the normal human being, there two types. There is the Kenbunshoku Haki and the Busoshoku Haki. The first allows the user to sense spiritual energy and predict the actions of their enemies. The second one allows the user to create a force similar to an invisible armour around themselves. This Haki allows the user to defend themselves against attacks and cause harm to devil fruit users." explained Zoro.
The old man was very interested in this power, never had he heard about such abilities in humans.
"You also said there is a third one?" asked the old man.
"Yes, this is the most rarest form of Haki and in can't be attained through normal training. Only one in several million people have this ability and I was able to unlock mine. This power allows us to exert our willpower to others. It can allow us to intimidate our opponents, causing them to cower and leave." said Zoro.
"Amazing, and you're telling me that you can use these powers to fight against those with devil fruit powers?" asked the old man.
"Yes, through Haki, we can nullify their powers and damage them. I had already used up most of my Haki to face of against Mihawk and I used the last of it to fight Kuma." said Zoro.
"I've been meaning to ask, who is Kuma? You've been mentioning him a lot." said the old man.
"He's also another Shichibukai. I don't know what devil fruit he ate but it gave him the powers of paws pads." said Zoro.
"Paw pads?" asked the old man.
"Yeah his powers allowed to push things away with a simple touch. He could even collect air and compress them to cause massive air blasts. He can even push out a person's pain and fatigue and give them to someone else." said Zoro.
"I see. Well kid, I have to admit your story is definitely interesting. Tell me, where are you from?" asked the old man.
"I'm from a small island in the East Blue. I used to live in the Shimotsuki Village and I trained my sword skills in the dojo before I began travelling." said Zoro.
The old man just looked at the young child was confused at his answer. The old man then went to the cub board and started looking through.
"What're you looking for?" asked Zoro. The old man then took something out and opened it. it was a huge set of maps.
"Have a look through these and tell me if you recognise any of these locations." said the old man as he passed the maps to Zoro. Zoro then started looking through the maps one by one. After a while, he was starting to get frustrated.
"What kind of maps are these?! I've never seen places like these before. I mean where is the Red Line, the map to the Fishman Island or the grand line?!" questioned Zoro as he looked over to the maps.
"I guess that sort of proves it." said the old man.
"Proves what?!" asked Zoro.
"That you're not from this world. As I was listening to your story, I realised how everything you were talking about didn't exist in this world. There are no devil fruits, no Shichibukai, no World Government or pirates in this world." explained the old man.
"Are you crazy old man?" asked Zoro.
"Believe me, I can prove it you." said the old man as a magical circle appeared beneath him.
"What the?" said Zoro as he saw a blinding light appear before him. Just then, he saw as the old man became gigantic. "W-w-what...what kind of devil fruit did you eat?!"
"This is no devil fruit power." said the old man as he reverted back into his tiny self. "That was magic."
"Magic..." repeated Zoro. "Right...okay, I think you've gone of the deep end old man. Anyways, as much as I would love stick around and listen to your stupid stories, I need to find a way back to my crew." said Zoro as he pulled out a piece of paper from is pocket.
"What's that?" asked the old man.
"It's a vivre card. It's gonna point the way to my crew." said Zoro. The two then stare at the paper for a while but the paper didn't move at all. "Why the heck isn't it moving?!"
"And you call me stupid. But I guess since it can't find your crew, it means you really did travel into a new world." said the old man.
Zoro then placed the vivre card back into his pocket.
"Okay old man, lets just say that I believe all this and that I have been teleported into a world of magic. How do I go back home?" asked Zoro.
"I'm afraid I don't know how to answer that. I'm not even sure if it's possible." said the old man.
"Okay then, if I'm longer in my own world then where the heck am I?" asked Zoro.
"Oh yes, I completely forgot introductions didn't I, my bad. You are in the Guild Hall of the Mage Guild Fairy Tail in the city of Magnolia in the Kingdom of Fiore. And my name is Makarov Dreyar, I am the master of this guild." explained Makarov.
"Ooookay then...by the way, where are my swords?" asked Zoro as he looked around to see that all three of his swords were gone.
"We kept them in the safe to make sure that no one would take them. Why do you have three anyway? Do you lose your swords so often that you need to carry three?" asked Makarov.
"No, I'm a Santoryu user. And now if you don't mind, I'd like them back." said Zoro.
"Sure but I need to ask, what're you gonna do now?" asked Makarov.
"I'm gonna go and travel around for a bit. Hopefully find a way back and get my strength up again." answered Zoro.
"What?! Zoro that's suicide, you don't know anything about this world and not to mention, you're only a kid." argued Makarov.
"I already told you old man, I'm not a kid." rebelled Zoro.
"Maybe so, but you're still trapped in the body of an 8 year old. Making you a kid." said Makarov.
"Just give me my swords! As long as I have them, I'll be fine." said Zoro.
"I'll give it to you in one condition." said Makarov/
"And what's that?" asked Zoro.
"I'll return your swords if you join the Fairy Tail Guild." said Makarov.
"You do realise I don't use magic right? I'm just a swordsman. How can I join a guild like this?" asked Zoro.
"Not all of us have to use magic to join our guild. Our guild represents a sense of adventure for one to be able to discover more about mysteries and fate, with or without magic. I thought it would be something you enjoyed with all the adventures that you had." said Makarov.
"Fine but I want to make a change to the deal!" said Zoro.
"And what's that?" asked Makarov.
"We'll have a fight, and if I win, I get my swords back." said Zoro.
"And if I win?" asked Makarov.
"I join your guild." said Zoro.
"Alright then kid, you got yourself a deal. But just to show that we're not going to go overboard, you can't use your swords." said Makarov.
"Fine by me, just give me 3 practice swords instead." said Zoro.
"Very well, I wish to see this ability called the "Santoryu" myself." said Makarov
An hour later, main Guild hall
Zoro and Makarov were about to face off in the middle of the guild hall. Makarov stood in one side and watched as the young swordsman took off his black bandana from his left arm and tied it around his head. He then picked up the three wooden swords and placed one in-between his teeth and grabbed the other two with his hands.
"(So this is "Santoryu"? Interesting.)" thought Makarov as he got prepared to fight.
"(I need to finish this as quick as I can. My body is so much weaker and slower now so I don't know how effective my abilities will be. But at least I can fight back with my skills)" thought Zoro as he got his battle stance ready.
"Well then, shall we begin?" asked Makarov. Zoro just answered with a nod before charging straight towards the guild master.
Zoro quickly began by swinging his two swords at Makarov but due to his reduced speed, Makarov was dodging them with ease.
"You know you're not making this much of a challenge, right?" said Makarov as he carried on dodging all the attacks.
"Shut up! My body's just not what is used to be!" said Zoro as he carried on swinging his practice blades.
"Well then, this will be a lot easier than expected." said Makarov as he got closer to Zoro and flicked him on the head. It may have looked like a simple attack but the flick sent Zoro flying back towards the wall. After crashing at the wall, Zoro had collapsed on all fours.
"Ready to quit?" asked Makarov.
Zoro just stayed quiet and stood back up. "Never." said Zoro as he got into his battle stance again. Zoro then charged at Makarov again and tried to hit him but all he was doing was wasting energy.
At the moment, there were only two guild members present since everyone else was gone on vacation. They were Macao and Wakaba, they just watched as Zoro carried on swinging his practice blades but Makarov was just toying with him.
"That kid should seriously just give up." said Macao.
"Yeah, he doesn't stand a chance against the master." said Wakaba.
After a while, Zoro lost all of his stamina and just collapsed due to fatigue.
"Now are you ready to join the guild?" asked Makarov. Realising how weak he had become, Zoro just gripped his wooden swords tighter and stood up again. "That's the spirit. Never give up."
"I will... never back down. I admit I was foolish challenging you in my current state. But I now accept it." said Zoro.
"Accept what?" asked Makarov.
"I accept that I'm not the best or the strongest. But I have all the will to strive to be better than anyone I face. And I'm gonna start now!" said Zoro as he crouched with his blades crossed.
"Santoryu..." said Zoro as he prepared his attack.
Makarov then saw the position that Zoro took and got ready for the attack.
"ONI!" said Zoro. "GIRI!" Just then, Zoro immediately re-appeared before Makarov and swung his three blades at him. Even Macao and Wakaba couldn't keep up with Zoro's speed but in the end, Makarov was able to quickly block all three wooden swords with his hand.
Zoro's eyes widen in surprise as the old man quickly counter attacks and punches Zoro in the gut causing him to drop all of his swords and faint.
"Macao and Wakaba." said Makarov.
"Yes Master." said the two members of the guild.
"Do me a favour and treat his injuries would you." said Makarov as he started walking away.
"Wow, I have to admit even though the kid never stood a chance, I could barely keep up with his attack." said Macao.
"Yeah, it was almost as if he was possessed by some kind of demon." said Wakaba as he picked up Zoro.
Makarov's Office
After getting into his office, Makarov then silently closes the door and took a deep breath.
"YEOOOW!" cried Makarov in pain as he tried to cool down his throbbing red hand.
"How strong is that kid?! If he had this much strength as a kid, how much power did he have as an adult?!" questioned Makarov as he carried on cooling down his hand.
Chapter End
(A/N Thank you to all the people who favorited, followed and reviewed on the first chapter. I'm glad to know that you guys like story and want to read more. However if it's not too much trouble, can you guys please review as well. I'm sort of a review hungry freak and it motivates me to write more and faster.
Okay, I know what you're thinking again. "This is no different to I'm not lost redux you copy cat!" And for a good reason too. This story was based of that idea and I wanted to make it as similar as I could but I wanted to throw in some new elements as well.
Starting with the obvious of letting him meet Kuina, that was just something to help him know that there is still more left for him. And that glow was than just to revive him. It will be a special case for the future. Also next chapter is actually going to be a really good chapter because you guys finally get to see Zoro in action. And by that I mean serious action! That and I'm gonna introduce a new member of Fairy tail. Not an OC, an existing character. Some characters have not joined Fairy Tail yet.
Now to reply to the kind people who reviewed :
ShiroHollow96: Why thank you very much. Don't worry, I'm gonna be updating tomorrow as well. I have been waiting to do this fic for a while now. Also regarding pairings, I wasn't focusing on getting anyone with Zoro. I just wanted him to be smothered by girls but if you have any suggestions, go ahead.
Warrior of six blades : I'm glad you liked the first chapter. This was all based off the story "I'm not lost redux". I can't say that I can do a better job but I will do my best to make it sexy and adventurous. Also regarding Erza, I wanted them to be really close to each other because of obvious reasons and that the two share similar traits of being swordsmen. The idea of giving him a harem was because I was tired of all the Luffy harems, I wanted a Zoro harem for once. Also I'll probably add a section soon enough about how the Straw Hats are feeling about their loss. Anyways hope you can stick around for future chapters.
MASSEXPLOSION: Thank you, I hope that this chapter hasn't bored or made you change your mind. I wanted to let Zoro to have a simple start in Magnolia and take in all the new changes. But hopefully tomorrow's chapter will let you see the excitement for the future.
DjGinsu13: I'm not really sure if I should let the other Straw Hat pirates join in. Cos I kind of wanted this story to be mainly focused on Zoro and how much of a badass he is while having a harem. But if you want it to happen, no reason why I should deny it.
Firebird0315 : Oh, I wish I added that scene. That would've definitely shown who the better lady's man was out of the two. Anyways with the Harem, yes it's gonna be a very large one. And the next chapter, will have the first member so expect it tomorrow.
With that have a good morning/day/evening/night)